Muzzle for dogs and other animals.



W. P. MARSHALL. MUZZLE FOR DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 17, 1908.

912,703. Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

1n: NORRIS PETERS co, WASHINGYON, n. c.

WILLIAM P. MARSHALL, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

MUZZLE FOR DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

Application filed July 1'7, 1908. Serial No. 444,020.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM P. MAR- SHALL, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Muzzles for Dogs and other Animals, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to muzzles for dogs and other animals, and theprimary object of my invention is to provide a simple and inexpensivemuzzle that can be easily laced upon a dog, to prevent the dog fromiting, but at the same time allow the dogs mouth to open sufficiently todrink or pant.

A further object of this invention is to provide a strong and durablemuzzle that can be easily and quickly adjusted for dogs of varioussizes, the muzzle occupying comparatively small s ace when not in use.

A still further 0 ject of this invention is to provide a muzzle thatwill be neat in appearance and will not hurt a dog, except when theanimal tries to bite.

Withthe above and other objects in view which will more readily appearas the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts to be presentlydescribed and then specifically pointed out in the a pended claims.

Re erring to the drawings :,'Figure 1 is a perspective view of my muzzleas ap lied to the head of a dog, big. 2 is a rear e evation of themuzzle, as applied, I ig. 3 is a perspective view of a muzzle detached,and big. .4 is an elevation of a ortion of the muzzle, illustrating amodi' 'cation of the invention.

A muzzle constructed in accordance with m invention, is preferablyformed of a plura ity of light weight metallic chains, so

' connected together as to form the muzzle,

and capable of being adjusted so as to increase or decrease the size ofthe muzzle as may be required or desired.

To construct the muzzle, I provide what I herein term as a head-chain 1,provided with a front ring or link 2 and a rear ring or link 3. Thishead-chain is adapted to lie alon the top of the head of the animal, ascleary shown in Fig. 1. Connected to the forward ring or link 2 is oneend of a nose chain 4, the rear portion 4 of which constitutes inconnection with a chain 8, one of the jaw chains of the muzzle. The saidchain 8 is carried by the rear ring or link 3 of the head-chain 1, and,at its free end, carries a snap 7 which may be connected to any of thelinks of the jaw portion 4' of said chain 4. A third chain is provided,the portion 9 of which constitutes a nose chain which is opposed to thenose chain 4, and is connected to the front ring or link 2. The otherend of this third chain is connected to the rear ring or link 3 of thehead chain, and the portion 9 of said third chain constitutes the jawchain which is opposed to the jaw chain formed by chain 4 and chain 8.

The chain from which the nose enga ing ortion 9 and the jaw enga ingortion 9 are formed carries rings 5 and 6 tirough which the chainconstituting the nose engaging portion 4 and the jaw engaging portion 4is passed, these rings serving to bring the chains together beneath thelower jaw of the animal, and holding the muzzle upon the head of theanimal, as clearly shown in 1* ig. 1.

It will be evident that by adjusting the rings 5 and 6, the size of theloops may be varied, as may be required to adjust the clevice to fit thehead of the animal on which it is desired to use the same. The snap 7may be connected with any of the links of the chain 4 to secure thedevice firmly in position on the animals head.

Pig. 4 shows a modification of the invention, wherein in lieu of therings 5 and 6, there is provided a coil s ring 11 which is attached tothe links of t 1e chain 9, through which the chain 4 is looselyextended.

The muzzle is made of a light and durable metallic chain that can benickel-plated to produce a neat appearance.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new, is

1. A muzzle formed from a plurality of loosely connected chains, one ofsaid chains constituting a head-chain, and provided at each end with aring, another of said chains connected at one end to the forward ring ofthe head chain and constituting a nose chain, a chain carried by thering on the rear end of said head chain and detach ably connected tosaid nose chain, a third chain connected at its rear end to the ring ofthe rear end of said head chain, and at its forward end to the frontring of said head chain, and rings carried by said last mentioned chainthrough which the nose chain is passed.

'j'aw chain, and means carried by one of said A muzzle formed of aplurality of combined nose and jaw chains for receiving chains one ofwhich constitutes a head chain the other nose and 'aw chain for clas )inthe chains togetn er beneath the aws of the and is provided at each endwith a ring, two

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combined nose and jaw och ains both ofwhich are connected at theirforward ends to the In testimony whereof 1 aifix my signature in thepresence of two wltnesses.

front ring of the head chain and one of which is connected at its rearend to the rear rin T v of said head chain, a chain carried by saidYWLLLIAM MARSHALL rear ring of the head chain and detachably Witnesses:

MAX H. SROLOVITZ, C. V. BR-ooKs.

connected to the other combined nose and

